How to Use the Percentage Calculator
What is a Percentage?
A percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. It is denoted using the percent sign "%". For example, 50% means 50 out of 100, or half of a given quantity.
Common Percentage Calculations
- What is X% of Y? - Calculate a percentage of a value
- Percentage Increase - Add a percentage to a value
- Percentage Decrease - Subtract a percentage from a value
Examples
- What is 20% of 150? Answer: 30
- Increase 100 by 15%? Answer: 115
- Decrease 200 by 10%? Answer: 180